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Dolní Lomná

Dolní Lomná
Łomna Dolna
Village
Polish elementary school
Polish elementary school
Flag of Dolní Lomná
Flag
Coat of arms of Dolní Lomná
Coat of arms
Dolní Lomná is located in Czech Republic
Dolní Lomná
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°32′35″N 18°42′22″E / 49.54306°N 18.70611°E / 49.54306; 18.70611Coordinates: 49°32′35″N 18°42′22″E / 49.54306°N 18.70611°E / 49.54306; 18.70611
Country Czech Republic
Region Moravian-Silesian
District Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned 1684
Government
 • Mayor Renata Pavlinová
Area
 • Total 27.03 km2 (10.44 sq mi)
Elevation 460 m (1,510 ft)
Population (2006)
 • Total 871
 • Density 32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Postal code 739 82
Website www.dlomna.trz.cz

About this sound Dolní Lomná  (Polish: Łomna Dolna , Cieszyn Silesian: Dolno Łómna or Dolno Łómno , German: Nieder Lomna) is a village in Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, close to the borders with Poland and Slovakia. It has a population of 867 (2001 census), 31% of the population are the Poles and 72% are Roman Catholics. It is situated in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain range, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Lomná River flows through the village.

The name of the village is of topographic origin borrowed from an older name of the Lomna river (mentioned in 1592 as Lomny), which itself is derived from the words łom (clatter, rumble, susurrus) or załom (turn, bend).


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